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Episode #1878

Program #1878

Sunday, January 12, 2003

Putting aside traditional musical concerns like conventional harmony, melody, and rhythm, a diverse swath of composers and performers have focused on slowly changing and drifting soundscapes collectively known as ambient music. Ambient is a catch-all for a variety of aesthetics including that of Steve Roach, whose pyschedelic, trance-like effects are heard on the 2000 disc Early Man. Henry Wolff and Nancy Hennings use acoustic instruments--Tibetan bells, gongs, and singing bowl--to orchestrate an ambient, otherworldly soundscape. David Parsons employs a wealth of traditional Asian styles, including droning tambouras and chanting voices. We also hear from David Parsons, David Lee Myers, Jeffrey Fayman and Robert Fripp, among others.

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